These just in........

In his first collection of short stories John Grisham goes back to Ford County, Mississippi, the setting of his first novel, "A Time to Kill."

The first thing readers might find scary about Stephen King's Under The Dome is its length. The second is the elaborate town map and list of characters at the front of the book (including "Dogs of Note"), which sometimes portends, you know, heavy lifting. Don't you believe it. Breathless pacing and effortless characterization are the hallmarks of King's best books, and here the writing is immersive, the suspense unrelenting. The pages turn so fast that your hand--or Kindle-clicking thumb--will barely be able to keep up.

Don't forget these.....

Alex Cross Trial, by James Patterson
Grave Secret, by Charlaine Harris
Growing Up in a New Century 1890-1914, by Judith Josephson
Heat Wave, by Richard Castle
Last Night in Twisted River, by John Irving
Lost Symbol, by Dan Brown

Once in a Blue Moon, by Eileen Gouge
Scarpetta Factor, by Patricia Cornwell
To Try Men's Souls, by Newt Gingrich
Touch of Dead: The Complete Stories, by Charlaine Harris
True Blue, by David Baldacci
Wrecker, by Clive Cussler

New Arrivals.......

                                                                                

"Those old cows knew trouble was coming before we did." So begins the story of Lily Casey Smith. By age six, Lily was helping her father break horses. At fifteen, she left home to teach in a frontier town- riding five hundred miles on her pony, alone, to get to her job.She learned to drive a car and fly a plane. And, with her husband, Jim, she ran a vast ranch in Arizona. She raised two children, one of whom is Jeanette's memorable mother, Rosemary Smith Walls, unforgettably portrayed in The Glass Castle.

Leelee Satterfield seems to have it all: a gorgeous husband, two adorable daughters, and roots in the sunny city of Memphis, Tennessee. So when her husband gets the idea to uproot the family to run a quaint Vermont inn, Leelee is devastated...and her three best friends are outraged. But she loved Baker Satterfield since the tenth grade, so how can she not indulge his dream? Plus, the glossy photos of bright autumn  trees and smiling children in ski suits push her over the edge. After all, how much trouble could it really be?

In this comedic debut, Lisa Patton paints the charming fish-out-of-water tale of one woman who learns to stand up for herself- in sandals and snow boots- against all odds.

Don't forget about these new arrivals!
Breaking the Rules, by Barbara Taylor Bradford
Christmas List, by Richard Paul Evans
Christmas Secret, by Donna VanLiere

Deep Dark Secret, by Kimberla Lawson Roby

Evidence, by Jonathan Kellerman
Frill Kill, by Laura Childs
I wasn't ready to say Goodbye, by Brook Noel
Kindred in Death, by J.D. Robb
Lakeshore Christmas, by Susan Wiggs
Last Will of Moira Leahy, by Therese Walsh
Life: Michelle Obama, by Life Magazine
Merry Merry Ghost, by Carolyn Hart
No Less Than Victory, by Jeff Shaara (book three)

Perfect Christmas, by Debbie Macomber (also available in audiobook)
Perpetual Motivation, by Dave Durand
Professional, by Robert B. Parker (also available in audiobook)
Rainwater, by Sandra Brown
Reading Begins At Home, by Dorothy Butler
Smithsonian Handbook of Whales and Dolphins, by Mark Cawardine
Southern Lights, by Danielle Steel
There Goes The Bride, by M.C. Beaton
Tragic Magic, by Laura Childs
Whistlin' Dixie in a Nor'easter, by Lisa Patton (also available in audiobook)
13 1/2, by Nevada Barr
Nine Dragons, by Michael Connelly

More new non-fiction books just in........

Ree Drummond is a big city girl who fell in love with her Marlboro Man. Now she is living the life of a country girl. She loves her kids, her Marlboro Man, her horses, her dogs, and oh! the food. Not only did she have to adjust her life to the country, but her taste buds too! No more sushi, no more Starbucks. So, she set out to making tried and true everyday recipes with a dash of big city.

She began her now famous blog The Pioneer Woman in 2006. This book is a compilation of humorous stories, beautiful photography, and step-by-step recipes, with photos, guaranteed to please.

More non-fiction titles...........

Alpha, Teach Yourself American Sign Language, by Trudy Suggs
Battle for Vast Dominion, by George Polivka (fiction)
The Clock Struck One, by Trudy Harris
Complete Learning Disabilities Handbook, by Joan M. Harwell
Everything Tween Book, A Parent's Guide, by Linda Sonna
Final Gifts, by Maggie Callanan
Final Journeys, by Maggie Callanan
Growing Up in a New World 1607 to 1775, by Brandon Miller
Hand that Bears the Sword, by George Polivka (fiction)
How to care for Aging Parents, by Virginia Morris
How to Raise an Amazing Child, by Tim Seldon
Random House-Webster's Compact American Sign Language Dictionary, by Elaine Costello
Strong Fathers Strong Daughters, by Meg Meeker
Trauma through a Child's Eyes, by Peter A. Levine
The Wedding Book, by Mindy Weiss

When Nothing Matters Anymore, by Bev Cobain
Year on the Wing, by Tim Dee

Are you a fan of non-fiction? Take a look at what is new.......

You can open this book to any page and it will seem like that particular phrase was meant for you. Or perhaps you need a good laugh, or even a new joke to tell your buddies while your having that cup of morning coffee. Ifferisms is a poignant, yet hilarious book filled with quotes from the bible to Albert Einstein to Robin Williams.






Have you ever heard the phrase 'you old coot'? Well.......These Two Coots in a Canoe tell a tale of true friendship.













Have you ever slept in a dog's belly, or woken up to elephants scratching their backs on your room, or eaten a five-course meal underwater? Me either. A Bed in a Tree is filled with some of the most unusual hotels from around the world.

Also........

American Patriots Almanac, by William J. Bennett
Audubon Backyard Birdwatcher, by Robert Burton
Baby Book, by William Sears
Criminal Law Handbook, by Paul Bergman
Estate Planning Basics, by Denis Clifford
Guinness World Records 2010, by Craig Glenday
Hothouse Orchid, by Stuart Woods
Member of the Family, by Cesar Millan
Nolo's Encyclopedia of Everyday Law, by Shae Irving
On Grief and Grieving, by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
The Only Grant Writing Book You Will Ever Need, by Ellen Karsh
Overcoming ADHD, by Stanley Greenspan
Room for Learning, by Tal Birdsey
Rowing the Atlantic, by Roz Savage
Swindoll's Book of Illustrations and Quotations, by Charles Swindoll
Time of My Life, by Patrick Swayze (audiobook-CDs)
True Compass, by Edward Kennedy
The Way of Boys, by Anthony Rao PH. D
What American Really Want....Really, by Frank Luntz
What to Expect: the toddler years, by Heidi Eisen Murkoff
What to Expect: the first year, by Heidi Eisen Murkoff
Why do they Act that Way, by David Allen Walsh
Your Child's Growing Mind, by James Healy

HeirLoom Project

Downtown Clarksville Cotton Sale 1910

Red River County Public Library has partnered with Texas A&M University-Commerce to create an online collection of documents and objects of local historical interest.

The HeirLoom Project at Texas A&M University-Commerce James G. Gee Library is a grant-funded project that works with public libraries in NortheastTexas to assist them with digitization projects. These digitization projects will focus on preserving local history and creating connections in the community. In this, the second year of the project, the focus in on African American History.

An "HeirLoom" is "something valuable that has been in the possession of a family for a long time and has been passed on from one generation to the next". Public libraries are an important part of community life and are enjoyed by generations of citizens from that community. We believe public libraries are, in a sense, community heirlooms-valuable and sustained through time.

Our goal is to solicit family heirlooms from the community so that we may photograph or scan them and include them in the online collection to be preserved and enjoyed by many.

To see a sample of the pictures offered in the collection, visit our Flickr page.

To browse the content that we have uploaded so far, visit our Digital Collection.

Please contact us if you have any documents you would be willing to contribute. Your heirlooms need not leave your possession while they are being processed. You will take them with you the same day, if you desire. We would be happy to answer any questions.

This project is made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services to the Texas State Library and Archives Commission under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act.

New Books!

In the early 1970's, two idealistic young people-Gwen Carpenter and Calvin Voisin-decided to leave civilization and re-create the vanished simple life of their grandparents in the heart of Louisiana's million-acre Atchafalaya River Basin Swamp. Armed with a box of crayons and a book called How to Build your Home in the Woods, they drew up plans to recycle a slave-built structure into a houseboat. Without power tools or building experience they constructed a floating dwelling complete with a brick fireplace. Towed deep into the sleepy waters of Bloody Bayou, it was their home for eight years. This is the tale of the not-so-simple life they made together-days spent fishing, trading, making wine, growing food, and growing up-told by Gwen with grace, economy, and eloquence.




Don't forget these...
Any Minute, by Joyce Meyer
Crazy Love, by Francis Chan
Echo in the Bone, by Diana Gabaldon
Happily Ever After, by Susan May Warren
June Bug, by Chris Fabry
Lost Symbol, by Dan Brown
Maggie Rose, by Sharlene MacLaren
The Noticer, by Andy Andrews
Perfect Match, by Susan May Warren
Plain Perfect, by Beth Wiseman
Plain Promise, by Beth Wiseman
Seeing Things, by Patti Hill
Showers in Season, by Beverly LaHaye
The Siege, by Stephen White
South of Broad, by Pat Conroy
Time to Surrender, by Sally John
The Traveler's Gift, by Andy Andrews
Tying the Knot, by Susan May Warren
When Love Blooms, by Robin Lee Hatcher
Where the Blind Horse Sings, by Kathy Stevens
Winding Road Home, by Sally John

This just in..........

Griffin has been tooling around for nearly a year with his father's ashes in the trunk, but his mother is very much alive and not shy about calling on his cell phone. She does so as he drives down to Cape Cod, where he and his wife, Joy, will celebrate the marriage of their daughter Laura's best friend. For Griffin this is akin to driving into the past, since he took his childhood summer vacations here, his parents' respite from the hated Midwest. And the Cape is where he and Joy honeymooned, in the course which they drafted the Great Truro Accord, a plan for their lives together that's now thirty years old and has largely come true. He'd left screenwriting and Los Angeles behind for the sort of New England college his snobby academic parents had aspired to in vein; they'd moved into an old house full of character; and they'd started a family. Check, check, and check.
But be careful what you pray for, especially if you manage to achieve it. By the end of this perfectly lovely weekend, the past has so thoroughly swamped the present that the future suddenly hang sin the balance. And when, a year later, a far more important wedding takes place, their beloved Laura's, on the coast of Maine, Griffin's chauffeuring two urns of ashes as he contends once more with Joy and her large, unruly family, and both he and she have brought dates along. How in the world could this have happened?


Also...
Best Friends Forever, by Jennifer Weiner
Blindman's Bluff, by Faye Kellerman
The Bride's Farewell, by Meg Rosoff
Cast of Characters, by Max Lucado
Fearless, by Max Lucado
The Girl Who Played With Fire, by Stieg Larsson
Jesus, the Greatest Life of All, by Charles R. Swindoll
The Last Song, by Nicholas Sparks
Love is a Verb, by Gary D. Chapman
Of Bees and Mist, by Brick Setiawan
Owners Manual for Christians, by Charles R. Swindoll
Rules of Vengeance, by Christopher Reich
Sarahs Key, by Tatiana De Rosnay
Siege, by Stephen White
Smash Cut, by Sandra Brown
Super Salads, by Lynne Lewis
Sweet By and By, by Todd Johnson
That Old Cape Magic, by Richard Russo
Why Don't Students Like School?, by Daniel T. Willingham